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• Source: Tulsa World
• Date: August 17, 2008
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• Bylines: Gavin Off
• Topics: Safety , Firearms , Children , Hunting
• Data Types: State Data
• Description/Excerpt: More 13-year-olds 10 since 2001 were shot in hunting-related accidents than persons of any other age, a Tulsa World analysis found. That's more than two times as many hunting accidents than any other age group since 2001. Three of the 10 accidents were fatal. In some ways, Blake's death in late 2003 represents many of Oklahoma's recent hunting accidents. Not only was he 13 and inexperienced, but the shooting also involved a tree stand. Tree stand injuries have increased in recent years, according to state data. One in five hunting accidents that the state has reported since 2001 involved a tree stand.